Amazon beats Google and Apple to become the most valuable brand in the world

For the first time in 12 years, Amazon becomes the first non-technology company to be crowned the most valuable brand/company in the world. This comes according to a recent ranking by filed by BrandZ™, a customer-centric global brand equity platform that ranks over 100,000 companies across 45 countries based on their valuation.

The latest (2019) ranking that was released by BrandZ™ on June 11 valued Amazon at $315.5 billion and made it the most valued brand in the world. Amazon’s rise to the top of the list, however, was tied to an astonishing 52% year-on-year increase in the companies value. BrandZ noted that the increase in valuation is as a result of Amazon’s smart investments and acquisitions in the previous year.

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Reports have it that while the companies core business wasn’t booming as it used to, Amazon increased and diversified its investment into other companies and ecosystems like AirPlan business (Amazon AIr), Pharmaceuticals (PillPack, an online pharmacy), Self-driving cars (Aurora), Electric pickup trucks and SUVs (Rivian) and many more.

“Amazon’s phenomenal brand value growth of almost $108 billion in the last year demonstrates how brands are now less anchored to individual categories and regions. The boundaries are blurring as technology fluency allow brands, such as Amazon, Google and Alibaba, to offer a range of services across multiple consumer touchpoints,”

Doreen Wang, Kantar’s global head of BrandZ, according to CNBC.com

Amazon was followed closely by Apple and Google both with a respective valuation of $309.5 billion and $309.5 billion. Ranked fourth on the list is Microsoft, valued at $251.2 billion.

The top 10 most valuable brands in 2019 according to BrandZ’s ranking are listed below in descending order.

Amazon — $315.5 billion

Apple — $309.5 billion

Google — $309 billion

Microsoft — $251.2 billion

Visa — $177.9 billion

Facebook — $159 billion

Alibaba — $131.2 billion

Tencent — $130.9 billion

McDonald’s — $130.4 billion

AT&T — $108.4 billion

BrandZ™ compiles its ranking and annual report based on companies’ financial performance, using data from Kantar Worldpanel (an international company dealing in consumer knowledge), and interviews with millions of consumers. You can check out BrandZ’s report and ranking of the top 100 most valuable global brands HERE.